Whats On, June - September 2014, brochure by Chris Wilkinson

The New Art Gallery Walsall

June to September 2014

Design by Stereographic

Cover Image ~ Lady Kathleen Epstein with some of her art collection C. 1972

What’s On June — September 2014 Exhibitions

– Dealing with Dreams: The Garman Ryan Collection 40th Anniversary – Richard Long: Prints 1970 – 2013 – Richard Long: Spring Circle, 1992 – Gillian Wearing: We Are Here – Noémie Goudal: The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise – 40 Years of Women Artists from the Permanent Collection – Back to Front: 40 Permanent Collection Gems Visit our website: thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk Join the blog, Facebook us or just follow on Twitter @newartgallery

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Venue Hire A unique setting for inspiring and creative events at affordable rates. Be surrounded by fascinating art collections and exhibitions in a signature building designed by Caruso St John. Enjoy panoramic views from the roof terrace adjoining the 4th Floor Meeting Room and hospitality by recommended caterers Costa Coffee. Frequent train services from Birmingham and parking available nearby.

Art Library & Archive The Art Library is a resource open to everyone with free Internet access, a large range of art books, exhibition catalogues, magazines and art education resources. Staff can help with any specific queries on the Gallery’s Collection and Exhibitions.

Fellows Free Antique, Watches & Jewellery Valuation Days The New Art Gallery Walsall will once again be delivering its Artist Development programme in collaboration with Turning Point West Midlands and other partners throughout the region. We will be offering a suite of business development sessions throughout the region, special events and opportunities for studio visits with arts professionals, microresidences and visits to key arts events. For more details please visit tpwestmidlands.org.uk

From 10am-2pm on the following dates: Tuesday 10 June Tuesday 8 July Tuesday 12 August Tuesday 9 September Tuesday 14 October There’s no obligation to consign – so why not come along and see what it’s worth? Visit www.fellows.co.uk or call 0121 222 7666 for more information.

Sarah Taylor Silverwood, Artists' Studio, The New Art Gallery Walsall, 2014 Photo: Jonathan Shaw

Artists' Studio Sarah Taylor Silverwood Until 20 July 2014 Artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood has a practice grounded in drawing, narrative and landscape. She interweaves historical material with comic book and pop culture imagery, allowing intertextual narratives to emerge. The layering of ephemeral materials such as envelopes, maps and pages torn from old books create surfaces that are rich with references. Kathleen Garman and Sally Ryan, the two women who formed the Garman Ryan Collection, are providing a focus for Sarah’s extended residency in the Artists’ Studio. Working with diary extracts and photographs from the archive, the artist has been abstracting texts and images to create new drawings that explore the representation of women in the archive and their relationship to the contemporary world. www.sarahsilverwood.com Follow Sarah on twitter: @sarahsilverwood

Long Gallery Display Floor 1 21 June – 20 July Through an exhibition of drawings and a temporary window work Sarah will bring together and celebrate the extraordinary lives of Kathleen and Sally. In Conversation / closing event Saturday 12 July, 2pm prompt Join Sarah Taylor Silverwood for an informal conversation about her exhibition and a chance to look through her sketchbooks over summer refreshments in the studio. Places are free but should be booked by calling 01922 654400.

Harmeet Chagger-Khan, Strange Ways: The Grand Voyage, Man(i)festo - Man(o)festo, 2012, Photomontage.

Strange Ways Crash Test Dummies 5 August — 26 October 2014 Strange Ways is a multi-disciplinary practice steered by Elena Cassidy-Smith, Harmeet Chagger-Khan, and Helen Grundy. Their work utilises unexpected interventions and site contextual strategies to engage with audiences. Crash Test Dummies will see the artists playfully explore the relationship between artist, curator and audience, examining who holds the control in the production of art. During the residency, the studio will be transformed into a test lab wherein the artists will carry out a series of interactive challenges, experiments and interventions, involving audiences both on-site and virtually.

Artists’ Studio events Saturday 30 August, 2pm Join Strange Ways for an introduction to their practice and the project. Saturday 13 September, 2pm Audiences will have the opportunity to directly set tasks for the resident artists to be carried out within the studio lab space as well as take on a mini task themselves.

Look out for an invitation to commission artworks and input on creative decisions about the artists’ work from 14 July via strangewayscollective.wordpress.com

Saturday 18 October, 2pm Join Strange Ways at a final sharing occasion where audiences will have the opportunity to curate an end of project event.

Follow Strange Ways on twitter: @StrangeWaysArt

Book your free place by calling 01922 654400.

Richard Long Prints 1970-2013 Until 22 June 2014 Floor 3 The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to present the first comprehensive exhibition of prints in the UK by Richard Long (b. Bristol, UK, 1945). Since the late 1960s, Long’s art practice has been rooted in the simple act of walking. His journeys and actions are documented with photographs, maps, wall works and printed statements. Of all of the artists associated with Land art in Britain, Long’s engagement with landscape has perhaps been the most consistent and intense. This exhibition brings together, for the first time, all of the artist’s prints, made over a 40-year period. These provide great insight into the relationship between Long’s sculpture and graphic work. To mark the occasion of this exhibition, the artist has realised a special signed and numbered limited edition print, NO FOOTPRINTS (2013). This relates to a walk in the Antarctica in December 2012 when, for the first and only time, Long discovered conditions that did not allow him to leave behind any trace in the landscape. To compliment this major print survey, Long has created a special wall work spanning the Gallery’s 26-metre long wall using mud sourced from his home and birthplace in Bristol. The New Art Gallery Walsall is the only UK venue for ‘Richard Long: Prints 1970-2013’, which has been produced in collaboration with Museum Kurhaus Kleve and Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany. A catalogue raisonné publication, with contributions from each institution, accompanies the exhibition at special exhibition price of £25.

NO FOOTPRINTS, is available at £295. Price includes free catalogue (worth £25). Buy when you visit the exhibition, order via info@thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk or call 01922 654400. Charges for postage and packaging apply. Richard Long, NO FOOTPRINTS, 2013, Offset Lithograph, 63 × 45.6 cm

Richard Long, BEING IN THE MOMENT, 1999, Portfolio of four prints: Two silkscreens (title and colophon sheet) and four offset lithographs (1 print in duotone, 3 in 5-7 colours) on Hello Silk 300 gsm. one print: 80 × 55 cm; three prints: 60 × 80 cm

Richard Long, DUST DOBROS DESERT FLOWERS, 1987, Offset Etching with earth pigments and silkscreen on Rives BFK, 82.4 × 58.4 cm

Richard Long, WATERLINES, 1989, Offset print, 149.5 × 113 cm

Richard Long Spring Circle, 1992 Until 9 July 2014 Floor 4 For more than forty years, Richard Long’s art practice has been rooted in nature and defined by walking as a creative act. His solitary walks have taken him through remote areas of Britain and as far afield as Nepal, Africa, Mexico, Bolivia and the Antarctica. Long’s journeys and actions are documented with photographs, maps or text works and often involve the arrangement of natural materials in the landscape. The materials used, such as stones, pebbles and driftwood, are sometimes gathered in situ and assembled by Long into circles, lines, spirals and eclipses. Spring Circle marks a walk through north Cornwall with a circle of slate on the floor. The slate has been cut to preserve its natural form and is presented with the smooth side up, allowing natural sunlight in the gallery to dance upon the surface of the material. This floor piece is displayed alongside a selection of ephemera and artist books including WALKING AND SLEEPING (1989), a work never before exhibited in a public gallery. Richard Long is represented in major private and public collections worldwide. He won the Turner Prize in 1989. Spring Circle compliments ‘Richard Long: Prints 1970-2013’, a comprehensive survey of prints by the artist on display on Floor 3 until 22 June 2014.

Gillian Wearing, We Are Here (video still), 2014, colour video with sound, 21 minutes © Gillian Wearing, Courtesy Maureen Paley, London

Gillian Wearing We Are Here 18 July — 12 October 2014 Floor 4 The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to present a new single-screen video work by British photographer and film-maker Gillian Wearing. Wearing is known for her films and photographs, which explore our public personas and private lives. We Are Here sees the artist return to the area in and around Sandwell where she grew up and features people from the West Midlands region speaking various monologues as if from the grave. The concept for We Are Here is taken from American poet

Presented to The New Art Gallery Walsall by Outset Contemporary Art Fund and the Art Fund.

Edgar Lee Masters’ book Spoon River Anthology (1915), where residents rise up from the grave to talk about their lives, losses, regrets and memories of Spoon River, a fictional small town named after the real Spoon River that ran close to the poet’s home town. Gillian Wearing has shown extensively in the UK and across the world. In 2007 the artist was made a Royal Academician and in 2011 she was honoured with an OBE. Wearing won the Turner Prize in 1997. Preview Thursday 17 July, 6-8pm Join us for the opening of the exhibition in the company of the artist.

NoĂŠmie Goudal, Tanker (film still), 2014, Courtesy the artist. Commissioned by The New Art Gallery Walsall

NoĂŠmie Goudal works between London and Paris. She was a recipient of the 2013 Prix HSBC pour la Photographie award and featured in Out of Focus: Photography (Saatchi Gallery, London) in 2012.

The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise has been produced in co-operation with Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, where the exhibition will tour in 2015. A limited edition artist book accompanies the exhibition featuring a text by esteemed curator, writer and Director of Nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris, Marta Gili. Supported by Metro Imaging.

Noémie Goudal The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise 10 July — 14 September 2014 Floor 3 The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to present the first solo exhibition in a public gallery by French artist Noémie Goudal. Comprising new photographs (‘Observatoires’, ‘Satellites’, ‘Tectonique’) and stereoscopic images, The Geometrical Determination of the Sunrise will also see Goudal extend her photographic practice into the area of film and installation for the first time. ‘Tanker/ Diver’, a multi-screen film involving two contrasting performances staged within an oil tanker and on a semi-ruined coastal diving board, has been commissioned by The New Art Gallery Walsall expressly for this exhibition.

Noémie Goudal, Satellite I, 2013, lightjet print, 168 x 213 cm, Courtesy the artist

Goudal is known for her large-format photographs, inspired by secluded and isolated places with huge narrative power. Her new works refer to Brutalist and Cosmic Indian architecture and explore the artist’s ongoing interest in geomorphic structures and the relationship between nature and artifice. Preview Wednesday 9 July, 6-8pm Join us for the opening of the exhibition in the company of the artist.

Noémie Goudal, Observatoire III, 2013, lambda print on silver baryta paper, 120 x 150 cm, Courtesy the artist

40 Years of Women Artists from the Permanent Collection Until 29 June 2014 Floor 2 As this year is the 40th anniversary of the Garman Ryan Collection, gifted to Walsall by two inspirational women, Kathleen Garman and Sally Ryan, this exhibition celebrates the women who have formed part of our Permanent Collection over the last forty years. There are lots of stories of influential women intertwined in the Garman Ryan Collection. The Garman sisters, who hailed from Wednesbury and were daughters of a local doctor, were radical and unconventional. They became part of the bohemian milieu of artistic life in London in the interwar period, breaking away from the traditional role of women in those days.

Kitty Garman, Nasturtiums, 1997, watercolour on board, Courtesy the estate of the artist

In the last 40 years the role of women in our society has changed dramatically and women have grown equal in all areas of life. Contemporary women artists are now on equal terms with their male counterparts and from the 1970s to the present day the Gallery has collected a diverse body of work by women in a range of media. This exhibition opened on International Women’s Day and examines ‘women’s art’ and what makes it distinct from that of their male counterparts. It includes work by Kitty Garman, Lorna Wishart, Chloë Cheese, Gertrude Hermes, Helen Chadwick, Anya Gallaccio, Ellen Cantor, Hilary Lloyd, Dorothy Cross, Fiona Banner, Gillian Wearing, Jane and Louise Wilson and two recently acquired paintings by Laura Lancaster.

Laura Lancaster, Untitled, 2013, oil on linen, Courtesy the artist and Workplace Gallery

Free Exhibition Talk Saturday 7 June, 2pm Join Collections Curator Julie Brown for an informal look at the exhibition.

Back to Front

40 Permanent Collection Gems To celebrate the Ruby Anniversary of the Garman Ryan Collection Until 16 November 2014 Floors 1 and 2 May Cornet, After the Marathon, 2003, oil on photograph mounted on aluminium, Courtesy the artist

This series of interventions into the Garman Ryan Collection has been selected by our Front of House team. They had the opportunity to delve into the Collection Store and choose their favourite artworks to go on display. Members of the team on duty in the galleries will be happy to explain more about the project and the works they selected. The 40 works celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the opening of the Garman Ryan Collection this year. The Garman Ryan Collection was gifted to the people of Walsall by Lady Kathleen Epstein, widow of renowned sculptor Jacob Epstein. She had grown up in nearby Wednesbury and wanted the collection to belong to the people of the Black Country. In line with Kathleen’s wishes the collection is displayed in themed rooms and the interventions fit within these themes.

Huang Xu, Fragment no.10, 2007, photographic print, Courtesy the artist

> See events page for the Artwork of the Month series of talks related to this exhibition. Free Exhibition Tour Saturday 27 September, 2pm Join members of the Front of House Team for an informal tour of the Back to Front exhibition.

There is a wide variety of artwork on display, reflecting the tastes and personalities of the selectors as well as the diversity of our Permanent Collection. Works in the exhibition include drawings of dancers by Jacob Epstein’s former model, Isabel Rawsthorne (also the mother of his youngest child) and a mixed media work by Epstein’s great-granddaughter May Cornet (the granddaughter of Kitty Garman and Lucian Freud). Also featured is the first acquisition into a public collection by artist and taxidermist Polly Morgan and photographic works by Mohamed Bourouissa, Dayanita Singh and Huang Xu from The Art Fund International collection, on display for the first time in the Garman Ryan galleries.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Sorrow, 1882, The Garman Ryan Collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall

10 July — 16 November Floors 1 and 2 Discover the true stories behind the fantastic gift of the Garman Ryan Collection to the Borough of Walsall, which opened to the public on 10th July 1974. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Why was Walsall chosen for this fabulous gift and why didn’t Lady Kathleen Epstein give it to Wednesbury where her childhood home was? Which artwork did Jackie Epstein remember using as a fruit bowl when he was a child? Which artwork did Theodore Garman sit on while he painted? Why was the gift of the Garman Ryan Collection so important for the building of the New Art Galley Walsall? Why do we have so many works by Lucian Freud in the collection? What happened to the missing painting by Samuel Palmer? Why did we only receive one of the two Van Gogh’s that Kathleen owned? See both of them here at The New Art Gallery Walsall. Sponsored by:

Find out the answers and more in the 40th Anniversary exhibition.

"The Collection forms the heart of the gallery, the vibrant core and without it we wouldn’t have the New Art Gallery."

The Garman Ryan Collection, 1974, Walsall

Peter Jenkinson Director of The New Art Gallery Walsall, 2000

In Conversation Saturday 12 July, 2pm Join Jo Digger, Head of Collections for a free guided tour of the exhibition. Saturday 6 September, 2pm Join Elin Morgan, Exhibition Researcher for a free guided tour of the exhibition. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), L’Allée en Automne 1885, oil on canvas Courtesy of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Booking essential for both talks as space is limited.

The Garman Ryan Collection 40th Anniversary Celebration Opening Party Wednesday 9 July, 6-8pm

Without the gift of The Garman Ryan Collection we would not have The New Art Gallery Walsall. The Garman Ryan Collection was officially opened on 9 July 1974. Come and preview the exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall and celebrate this extraordinary gift which inspired the building of this vibrant, world-class art gallery. FREE - ALL WELCOME > See events page for 'The Great Walsall Festival of Good Things' on Saturday 4 October.

Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) Sally Ryan, 1937, Bronze

Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) First Portrait of Kathleen, 1921, Bronze

The Garman Ryan Collection 2014 is the 40th Anniversary of the opening of the Garman Ryan Collection in Walsall. Take a look at the collection in the light of ‘Dealing with Dreams’ the 40th Anniversary exhibition. The Garman Ryan Collection was formed by two remarkable women and generously given to the Borough of Walsall in 1973. Kathleen Garman, born in Wednesbury, met the great twentieth-century sculptor Jacob Epstein in 1921. She had three children by him and married him in 1955, after the death of his first wife. After Epstein’s own death in 1959, Kathleen created an art collection with her friend Sally Ryan, granddaughter of American tycoon Thomas Fortune Ryan and a talented sculptor in her own right. Together they formed a collection of works by some of the greatest European artists – Dürer, Rembrandt, Constable, Van Gogh, Monet – as well as artefacts from many cultures across the world. The collection also serves as a memorial to the Epsteins’ extraordinary circle of family and friends, including Augustus John, Matthew Smith, Modigliani and Gaudier-Brzeska.

Above all, it provides important insights into Jacob Epstein’s long and often controversial career. The thematic arrangement on which Kathleen insisted provides the opportunity to make unexpected links and comparisons across different centuries and cultures. Intimate, wide-ranging and adventurous, this is a collection that offers something for everyone to enjoy. The collection is on permanent display on Floors 1 and 2 of the Garman Ryan galleries. The Gallery also holds the Epstein Archive, featuring letters diaries, photographs and documentation about Jacob Epstein and the Garman Ryan Collection. One room contains the ‘Bob and Roberta Smith Epstein Archive Room’, created by the artist in 2011 after a 2 year residency at The New Art Gallery Walsall, featuring wall works and archive material relating to the collection and the Garman and Epstein families.

Julie Nord, The Roommates, 2007, watercolour, felt-tip pen, poscapen and ink on paper, Courtesy of the artist.

The Permanent Collection The New Art Gallery Walsall has an impressive Permanent Collection, featuring a range of works collected since 1892, when the Gallery was founded to provide culture for the citizens of Walsall. As well as many historic works, the Gallery has a strong commitment to contemporary collecting, reflected in purchases made through schemes such as the Contemporary Art Society Special Collection Scheme and Art Fund International, and in the acquisition of new works from artists who have exhibited or had residencies at the Gallery.

Siân Macfarlane We are illuminated 21 July — 3 August 2014 In conjunction with The Garman Ryan’s 40th Anniversary celebrations, Siân will use the residency in the Artists’ Studio to develop work in response to her research into the history of fairs and carnivals, cinemas and celebration in the Walsall area; from the 19th century to the present day. From the 13th May, the mezzanine case will hold a selection of regularly updated research materials and work relating to this project. Follow Sian’s research at: weareilluminated.weebly.com

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Family Sundays Drop In The first Sunday each month is family Sunday. There is a drop in workshop, only ÂŁ1.50 per child, with carer, to come and join in. Buy your workshop ticket at the reception desk on the day. Workshops run 1-3pm. These are for all ages, everyone is welcome.

Human Nature Walk

Sunday 8 June 2014. Walks at 1pm and 2pm. Art workshop 1-4pm

An extended family workshop. Take a Human Nature walk with Morgan Bowers from Countryside Services along the canal. You will explore and digitally photograph what you see. Back in the gallery take all this inspiration and make your own text based artwork.

Eagle Owl Sunday 6 July

Carve your own eagle from soap inspired by the Eagle for the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Saturday Sweetheart Sitting Sunday 3 August Comfortably Learn how to handle archives then age your own paper, pen a letter with a quill and sign it with a flourish.

Sunday 7 September

Build your own cardboard Cameroon stool to sit on when you want to do some painting.

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Garman Ryan Collection. Every week our summer workshops are based on one of the themed rooms.

Tuesday Tots Every Tuesday in school holidays. For toddlers up to 4 years old with their carer. Only £1.50 per child. Workshops run 11am–12noon. Please book in advance on 01922 654400, or at the reception desk, and collect a workshop ticket when you’ve paid.

My Tiki 22 July

Make your own Hei Tiki neckpiece like a Maori tribe member might wear.

Bee Draw Friendly Me

Chain Maker

Landscapes

Come and make a flower for the bees in the world.

Be like a chain maker and make your own chain.

Come along and print your own summer landscape.

29 July

5 August

12 August

Lay down and make a lifesize drawing of yourself.

19 August

A Bird in the Hand

26 August Make your own beaky bird.

Wednesday Workshops for all Each Wednesday in school holidays there are workshops that everyone can join in together. Free, drop in subject to space. All workshops run 1–3pm.

Bill Creem

Rose Budd

Max Head

Nick Pick

Cliﬀ Bea Holmes Hive

Create your own wood scraper board patterned image.

Make a giant bloom that’s perfect whatever the weather.

Make your own junk head portrait sculpture.

Design and create your own arty picnic.

Build your own house and help us make a street scene.

23 July

30 July

6 August

13 August

20 August

27 August

Pick any animal and make your own animal head.

Friday Fun Every Friday in school holidays are workshops for families with children 4 years and older, who want to be creative together. It’s only £2.50 per child per session, to come and join in. Workshops run twice each day, 11–12.30pm and 1–2.30pm. Please book in advance on 01922 654400, or at reception and collect your ticket when you’ve paid.

Nefertiti Vessels Clay 25 July 1 August Head Learn how to cast a face from a plastic model.

Make your own gorgeous vessel like Michael Petry.

8 August

Learn how to make a clay model of a head from life.

Print It Land15 August scapes Learn how to silk screen print a strong bold image.

22 August

Explore scale, perspective and where a vanishing point goes to.

* Please note any bookings made for paid workshops will be held for seven days without payment.

Wire Animal Drawings 29 August

Learn to work in wire to create your own animal.

Hannah Maybank, Hosts II, 2004 Acrylic and latex on canvas, Courtesy of the artist

The Great Walsall Festival of Good Things Saturday 4 October, 10-5pm In 1967 Kathleen lent her fabulous art collection to a small village in Essex for a festival entitled ‘The Great Burstead Festival of Good Things’. The collection went on display in the local vicarage accompanied by events such as folk singing, Morris dancing, hog roast, pony rides, opera, flower displays, a Bertold Brecht play and a Gilbert and Sullivan performance. The New Art Gallery Walsall is celebrating The Garman Ryan’s 40th Anniversary with its own Walsall version of this festival. Expect: Music, food, children’s arts activities, theatre and stalls of arts and crafts. Something for all the family. FREE - ALL WELCOME

Back to Front Artwork of the Month An Artwork of the Month series accompanies the Back to Front exhibition. Every month one of the interventions will be featured on our website, with an accompanying talk by its selector in the Gallery. June RB Kitaj, The Spirit of the Ghetto Chosen by Glenis Williams Saturday 21 June, 2pm July Huang Xu, Fragment no.10 Chosen by Harriet Green Saturday 12 July, 2pm August Dayanita Singh, Dream Villa 7 Chosen by Zaynul Hussain Friday 15 August, 2pm September Hannah Maybank, Hosts II Chosen by Andrea Tibbitts Thursday 18 September, 2pm

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Garman Ryan Collection. Look out for exhibitions, events and more celebrating our anniversary.

Adult Talks Understanding Art Part V Women and Art Thursday 26 June - Wolverhampton Art Gallery Thursday 3 July - Ikon Gallery Thursday 10 July - The New Art Gallery Walsall Thursday 17 July - The Barber Institute of Fine Art £20 for all four sessions £16 concessions & students Booking essential, please visit www.ikon-gallery.org or call Ikon Shop on 0121 248 0711 This four-part course explores the complex relationships between women and art. At Wolverhampton Art Gallery discover how female photographer Justyna Ptak reveals the beauty in our everyday surroundings. Study pieces by female artists such as Cornelia Parker and Susan Hiller at the Ikon, and at The New Art Gallery Walsall return to contemporary photography with Noémie Goudal's work, inspired by isolated places. To conclude explore the complex roles of women as models, muses and makers at the Barber collection.

Looking at Art A beginners course Thursdays, 1-3pm 25 September – 4 December (No session 30 October) £TBC To book visit: www.aeswolverhampton.gov.uk or pickup an enrolment form from any particpating gallery. A 10 week series of talks, discussion and personal learning looking at art across four regional galleries. From the Renaissance to the 20th century at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, asking ‘how do you talk about art you like or don’t like?’ At The New Art Gallery Walsall we look at early 20th century art and Jacob Epstein. At Wolverhampton Art Gallery the focus will be on Pop Art and how we define art, as well as learning how to talk about difficult subjects. The later sessions will be at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham exploring contemporary art today through their international exhibitions. This beginner’s course is suitable for adult learners of all ages with no previous art knowledge.

Regular Family Events Baby Palace*

Fridays: 18 July, 26 September 10.30-11.30am, 12-1pm, 2-3pm These are sessions for new carers to relax in a multi-sensory environment and explore smells, sights and senses with your baby at your pace. This is a great chance to meet other new parents and share your experiences.

Art Start*

Wednesdays: 4 June, 1 Oct, 5 Nov 11am-12 noon each day These are sessions for pre-school children 1 year old and upwards with carers. Come along and explore an artwork in the gallery and make things together to support your child in being creative. * £1.50 per child per session. Book both in advance on 01922 654400 (Collect your session ticket from reception when you’ve paid.)

Art Cart

The Art Cart comes out every weekend and all school holidays to help you explore our collections. It has three different free activities that change monthly as the art cart moves somewhere new in the gallery.

Frisky Bags

These are rucksacks full of activities to help you explore around the gallery together as a family. Ask to borrow one free from reception. Great for children 6-12 years old.

Tod Bags NEW!

Brand new from August 2014 are character bags especially for 3-5 year olds with their carers. Each bag explores one artwork in the Garman Ryan Collection over floors 1 or 2. Borrow one free from reception.

Arts Award NEW!

Every Friday in August, 10.30am - 12.30pm and 1-3pm

£6 per child with carer. Limited places - book both in advance on 01922 654400 (Collect your session ticket from reception when you’ve paid.) Would you like to begin your Arts Award journey with us? We can help you gain the Discover level aimed for 5-9 year olds. You will need to attend both sessions on the day you book to complete the award. The gallery has lift access to all floors and is buggy friendly, breastfeeding friendly and has babychange facilities on the ground floor.

Exhibitions Coming Soon...

Martin Parr Black Country Stories Commissioned by Multistory Starts September 2014

Martin Parr, GB. England. Cradley Heath. The Black Country. Griffin Woodhouse Ltd, chain makers. Brian and his son Ross Cartwright. 2010.

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